Incard Secures EMI Licence to Continue Its Mission of Building the Financial Operating System for Digital Entrepreneurs

• 16 hours 56 min ago
• Payments

Incard, the financial platform for high-growth digital companies, has been granted an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence in the UK, a major milestone in the company’s ambition to reconfigure how entrepreneurs manage their finances. 

Paysafe Unveils Strategic Partnership With Spreedly

• 17 hours 16 min ago
• Payments

Paysafe , a leading payments platform, today announced a strategic partnership with Spreedly, a leading global open payments platform. Under the partnership, Spreedly’s global payments orchestration platform has integrated Paysafe as an acquirer to process credit card and debit card payments for online merchants targeting Europe, North America and other global markets.

Flywire Appoints Patrick Blanc as Chief Technology Officer

• 1 day 11 hours ago
• People Moves

Flywire Corporation, a global payments enablement and software company, today announced the appointment of Patrick Blanc as its Chief Technology Officer. In this role, Blanc will oversee Flywire's global engineering, implementation, and technical support organizations, leading the company's technology strategy and execution across the global payments platform and vertical software, while strengthening the payments experience for clients and...

Influencers Fined for Issuing Unauthorised Financial Promotions

• 1 day 12 hours ago
• RegTech

Seven social media influencers have been sentenced at Southwark Crown Court for their role in the promotion of an unauthorised foreign exchange trading scheme.    Biggs Chris, Jamie Clayton, Lauren Goodger, Rebecca Gormley, Yazmin Oukhellou, Scott Timlin and Eva Zapico all pleaded guilty to one count of issuing unauthorised financial promotions.  The outcomes were:

Chase to Open More Than 160 Branches in Over 30 States in 2026

• 1 day 12 hours ago
• Infrastructure

JPMorganChase today announced plans to open more than 160 new branches in over 30 states and renovate nearly 600 locations this year as part of a multibillion-dollar investment to expand access to affordable and convenient financial services nationwide.

Inscope Raises $14.5M Series A To Replace Manual Financial Statement Preparation For Accounting Firms And Enterprises

• 1 day 14 hours ago
• Fundraising News

Inscope, the AI-powered financial reporting platform built for accounting firms and enterprises, today announced it has raised $14.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Norwest, with participation from Storm Ventures, existing investors Better Tomorrow Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners, and strategic operators across finance and enterprise software.

Monzo Business Simplifies Tax Filing With New Free Tool As Sole Traders Lose Hours Monthly On Tax Admin And MTD Approaches

• 1 day 14 hours ago
• Tax Authorities

Green Banana And VR Payment Launch Collaboration For BNPL Orchestration In European Payment Transactions

• 1 day 15 hours ago
• Lending

Green Banana, the pan-European BNPL orchestrator, and VR Payment, the payment  specialist of the cooperative financial group, now enable merchants to manage  various “Buy Now, Pay Later” (BNPL) solutions together with other payment methods  in one consolidated dashboard. The aim is to centralize payment data and simplify the  management of complex payment portfolios. 

Business Leaders Lose A Month To Fraud Each Year, As Demand For Better Payments Tech Surges

• 1 day 15 hours ago
• Fraud Detection

Retail leaders are spending a full working month each year dealing with the ongoing fight against fraud, new research finds.

NatWest Finalises Its Leadership Team With Latest Senior Hire Ahead Of Venture Banking Launch

• 1 day 15 hours ago
• People Moves

The appointment marks the latest addition to the team led by Jenny Edwards, ahead of the launch of NatWest Venture Banking this April — a new initiative designed to transform how the bank supports the UK’s most ambitious and innovative venture-backed scale-ups. With this new offering, NatWest is spearheading efforts to be the partner of choice for founders and investors, with a regional coverage model that offers tailored support to help...

New Visa Study Shows 9 Out Of 10 Ukrainians Want Their Payments To Be Protected By Biometrics

• 1 day 15 hours ago
• Payments

New findings released by Visa from its Checkout Friction Report in Ukraine reveal that simplifying online checkout while maintaining robust security is key to accelerating ecommerce adoption.

Payroll Data Gaps Exposed Ahead Of JSL, With 60% Of Professionals Demanding Greater HMRC Data Visibility

• 1 day 16 hours ago
• Infrastructure

New research from Finity reveals a growing gap between perceived confidence and operational capability among payroll professionals ahead of HMRC’s introduction of Joint and Several Liability (JSL) in April 2026.

Offa Outpaces High Street Banks On Speed With Islamic Mortgage Launch

• 1 day 16 hours ago
• Lending

Offa, the UK’s leading Islamic property finance fintech firm, has today launched a high street bank-beating Home Purchase Plan (HPP), the Islamic equivalent of a conventional residential mortgage, with offers being made within an hour depending upon credit rating and risk criteria – thanks to a modern, paperless and ultra-fast application process.

TerraPay Partners With Banco Ganadero to Enable 24/7 Real-Time Cross-Border Payments Processing in Bolivia

• 1 day 16 hours ago
• Payments

TerraPay, a global money movement company, has announced a strategic partnership with Banco Ganadero S.A., one of Bolivia’s leading financial institutions, to enable 24/7 real-time payments  processing across the country. 

24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum

• 1 day 17 hours ago
• FinTech StartUps

QUBE Events is excited to bring back the 24th NextGen Payments & RegTech Forum - Switzerland, taking place on 5 March 2026 at the Marriott Hotel, Zurich, one of the world's leading financial centres. This prestigious forum offers valuable opportunities and powerful partnerships across all aspects of finance, from banking and payments to fintech, compliance, and regulatory technology.